MAJOR UPDATE! I MADE A CROCODILE SKINK DISCOVERY! + REALLY BAD NEWS | PROJECT MINI DRAGON
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- MAJOR Project Mini Dragon update! Incredible husbandry discovery, sad news, skink feedings and more!
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Welcome back, everyone! I'm excited to share this Project Mini Dragon update with you all! As you can see, the skinks are doing really well for the most part (except for the unfortunate news regarding one red-eyed baby...) Remember to answer today's Question of the Day. Thank you so much for watching! For more information on how to unlock fun perks, chat with me directly and support this project, check: www.patreon.com/Reptiliatus
I'm sorry about the baby, Dayan. I wonder if the baby was injured because it had an insect and mom or dad tried to take it; like in the clip you showed. With as meticulous as you are with your care, I know it must have been hard for you. I don't keep any reptiles, but watching my favorite TH-camrs, you included, has helped me overcome my fears of the scaled friends on our planet.
1 vote for tank by tank!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Underwoodiesaurus milli
How much do you feed red eyed crocodile skinks every age
Something I've noticed over my life is that all animals have their own personality no matter how small or big they are. Its really cool to watch!
Very true!
So true! Especially when you have siblings.
I used to have a Brazilian rainbow boa who hated me, and loved my roommate. When the roommate moved out I sold the snake to her, and she says he's a happy and healthy guy. He even eats better for her than he did for me.
@@YochevedDesigns while it's a bummer that the snake didn't like you, it's awesome that he's doing well with his chosen human.
I noticed how misunderstood Tokay geckos are after getting my own. I love the way they lick each others snouts as a way to say ''hello'' and how caring they are of their young. I always hang out with a tokay on my shoulder while Im either working from home or doing chores and they also lick my finger or face whenever I take them out or talk to them.
They're honestly my favorite and I'm so glad I came across your channel a couple of years back which motivated me to get into tokay geckos myself!
I noticed that cats actually smile. A very happy cat will sometimes tense up their lips like they're smiling.
Also, my toddler found sunny and sappy's feeding very funny. So she definitely enjoyed the video.
You’re venturing into the unknown with this project. As you said, these things happen. It’s nothing you have done wrong. Keep it going.
I am so sorry for the loss of this baby skink. You always take suck great care of all of your animals. I wonder if it's important that you find out what exactly happened. I know your experience is that these skink's are great parents. Yes, I would love to see the video on the mini dragons. Can't wait.
Thank you kindly 🙏🏼. I’ve thought about cameras and such but I’m afraid there wouldn’t be room to fit one. I’ll have to see.
Dayyan’s honesty is amazing! Is breeders will always have babies die but creators will not always show it! Thank you! I’m sorry you lost the little guy. This series is the best! Keep it going!
I would love to see and would greatly appreciate an in-depth and very detailed care guide (or at least how you’ve kept them) and a separate video about how you’ve had success with breeding. Croc skinks are on my bucket list for reptiles and you are probably the best person to get care info from. Love all your work❤
I’ll def have to do that sooner than later! Thank you for the suggestion and thank you for watching!
Man, sorry for the setback. I really felt that one 😱😭.
On the bright side, you’ve done so much for spreading the word about these incredible reptiles and have introduced me to my now two favorite reptiles-red-eyes crocodile skinks and Vietnamese black-breasted leaf turtles.
I also admire your pioneering effort in the captive breeding of these wonderful creatures.
Thanks for sharing with us, even when it’s disappointing 🤗🥺
Thank you for your honesty and commitment to our keeping community. QOTD: witnessing Chomper our Varanus prasinus using his hand to get a Silkworm out of a test tube. Obviously I've seen it online but it's so much more exciting seeing one of your own pets doing something. 🦎💚
Big hugs and much love 💗 i appreciate your videos and your sharing of the joys and heartaches of caring for your animals and their babies. I'm saddened for you and your loss but also happy that Heidi and Zero are going to have the opportunity to be parents again! The successes you've had with breeding the crocodile skinks is not only a huge testament to your husbandry skills but such an accomplishment for the conservation of their species 💗💗💗🦎
Hi Dayann! I'm sorry you lost the little baby. We certainly get psyched up and attached to, all the creatures in our care. Even brand new additions. Being a part of their cycle of life with the utmost care as you are, is such a privilege.💚 Something, somehow, will benefit from that experience. As this is your project, perhaps something will come to light as part of the reason. As you said, even this is a learning experience. Much love 💚💚💚
It’s so important that the bad is shared along with the good. People need to know how things truly work prior to getting into it themselves. I love your skinks and one day I’m going to have a pair myself, which I will get from you. I still need to learn more about them and their care first. Great video! The eggs are exciting!🦎❤️🦎
Well said
Your content is top notch. You're definitely up there with the most popular herptubers. I actually think this channel is better than the big names, personally, and I'm not just blowing smoke.
Agreed!
OH MY GOD I JUST REALIZED YOU POSTED MY VIDEO FROM FACEBOOK!!!!❤probably unintentionally but it’s truly an honor to get a mini shoutout from someone I personally think has had one of the biggest impacts on the REC skink community 😢🔥🔥
Haha, happy to support! 🙏🏼
Thank you for yours!
@@Reptiliatus The 🐐
Thank you for sharing everything, the good and the disappointing. You teach all of us so much about the care of these beautiful creatures. Keep doing what you’re doing and we will all keep watching. Take care!
I really hope that you don't blame yourself for the baby who passed. You've been successfully keeping the young with their parents for so long, it genuinely looks like a tragic one-off.
Maybe because they're first time parents in captivity they hadn't got the idea that not every quick little movement in their space is prey and, as you said, an accident happened. You couldn't have foreseen this, though, and you're doing such wonderful work with the hobby!
For your question du jour, as a relatively new keeper, my reptiles seem to KNOW me now, after dedicated handling sessions, and I find that so cool!
I'm so sorry that you had such a terrible surprise... I agree that it's not your fault. You have so much to be proud of as well!
I cohab 1.1 pair of crested geckos and I recently noticed a unique behaviour for the 2nd time in row. When the female is looking to lay, the male stays with her on the ground. He does not interfere but just stays within a foot of her - usually near the lay box that she ends up testing but not using lol. The human in me wants to think he is supporting or protecting her (I'm not going to test that), but maybe they connect more as mates than we give them credit for.
I'm really sorry for the baby's loss ...
Something I've learned with my old cats, I have 2 who are very old, 15 and 19, my 19 years old have only 3 legs, she miss the one on her front left.
Yes cats are good jumpers, when they're older they still search to jump on things, but with help, so instead of going to the desk in one go, they use your chair or just don't go on it if they can't make it on multiple jump. I even have a little Ikea step for the bed and one of the cat tree because it is to high.
So if you're cat is over 10 and jump less on things it's probably not because they doesn't like it anymore but they just can't in one go anymore. ❤
Specially if they have a limb missing or they have arthritis like my 15 one have 😅
My older cats do that, but they'll also ask me for help getting up on things (especially my lap).
You’ve done so much great work. It all good brotha 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I appreciate that. Trying my best here!
I own two leopard geckos; one was bought from a petstore and one was bred from an actual breeder. The petstore gecko, who's now about 12yrs old, is substantially smaller with far more angular shapes to her body (she's been housed and fed properly her whole life outside of the store) while my other gecko - only about 6 now - is much more of the typical healthy Leo size and proportions. Thought it was neat to see the differences from petstore bred geckos and correctly bred geckos
My service dog in training looked at me and her pupils expanded so much you almost couldn’t see her irises. That’s supposed to be a sign someone loves you. I’d only had her for a week. It was like she was promising to take care of me. It was really special.
Chinese cave gecko - they will choose one hide and only use that hide as an outhouse. Makes for easy clean-up.
Love your content! You care so much for your animals and that compassion and excitement always comes through the camera.
I'm just starting to breed (schneider's skinks and blue tongues), and your transparency about the process with these guys is really helpful for me to see. It's good to know that even those I look up to have losses and freak accidents
my wife and children go to bed early. Now with a 1/2 liter of beer and a whiskey on the side on the couch with Reptiliatus, project mini dragon on my 65 inch TV. What more could a man wish for? thanks so much!! Greetings from the Netherlands
Hahaha; amazing! Thank you for your support and viewership! I hope you enjoyed the video!
@@Reptiliatusyes I certainly have!
thank you!
I love to see any video you put out, sorry for your loss but that's life. Hope the next egg hatches and the cycle starts over. Just continue doing what you doing, you do a
good job educating about your animals. I don't have any animals and don't know what or when I will. I am a 61-year-old female, and that doesn't have to do with anything. lol
Thank you for your kind words of support! I appreciate you!
I'm sorry for your loss and to answer your question, I know this would be common among dog owners, I discovered how my dog liked being scratch behind the ears a few years after having her.
So I bought mine adult pair in 2018 (so they are at least from 2015, or 2014 (younger could be possible).)
They are still going strong. But the number of offspring has gone down the last 2 years to 2 eggs per year, maybe 3.
So at the age of 10y they doing still great.
I think the general idea of lifespan is 18 to 20 years (at this moment). So we still have some more time to enjoy them.
I love your heart so much. Your passion for giving these babies the best quality of life really shows. It’s okay to feel the losses and honor the joy they brought you. Keeps you humble. Take care, friend! 💚
Thanks to this channel these little skinks have become my favorite reptile. Unfortunately, fatalities do occur in any breeding program. I think all your successes greatly outnumber the losses. Keep up the great work and videos.
Happy to hear that! Yes, that’s very true! Thank you!
So sorry for the loss of your baby dragon. But I have no doubt you will learn from this experience and keep getting better and better producing many more healthy babies 🙂
...retetrssing that is the perfect word for a reptile room makeover
Hahaha glad you agree!
Crocodile skinks are highly social animals that live together and care for their young. You have even shown in the past how the parents tolerate their young feeding from something that they caught. This is important because it actually is one step before actively feeding the young. I don’t believe that they attacked it. Either the wood fell on it or they tried to consume it after death or both things. Skinks in general are more or less omnivorous, and they will eat a lot of non-moving objects as well. Many social mammals will eat dead conspecifics, why not them. I don’t specifically remember something uniquely interesting from my own animals, because there are many. I remember the termite hill geckos that I had in the past were laying their eggs in the same location every time.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Definitely some interesting ideas!
I had an interesting moment with my crested geckos. After watching them hunt some crickets I gave them, I noticed that their pupils would elongate only in the forward direction, rather than on both sides, when they zoned in on prey. It makes me wonder if that’s how they deal with having immobile eye on the side of their heads. Maybe that’s how they gain a moment of better binocular vision.
my day geckos chirp, I had no idea they could do that!!!!
I'm sorry the baby croc skink passed but that is life. you just got to take it in stride. merry christmas!!
i always love watching your episodes. keep it up man
I am so sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is😢. You do everything Perfectly. You did All you could. Hopefully this new egg will have a better out come.🦎
It's nature brother and I'm glad you never sugar coat anything or try to hide anything once you get them fully breeding I wouldn't mind buying a little dragon from you I went to my local reptile store they had a pair but never on display and very skinny I went the next week and to try and buy them and they said they been shipped to another store I have a a hard feeling they died.
So sorry for your loss. You're doing amazing with them and I take inspiration from your hard work.
For the QOTD: I have a sibling pair of captive bred marbled salamanders and I have been surprised by the difference in their personalities. I expected them to hide most of the time, but one of them is pretty bold. He will come out when he thinks it's time for a feeding and will eat from tongs like a champ. The other one is definitely more shy. They are adorable!
Ambystoma are the salamanders with actual personality like geckos. Blue spotted and tiger salamanders are the best are this. Marbled are super shy so getting one that's outgoing is pretty rare and exciting
Always enjoy your videos. Sharing the wonderful lives and even the grief is very inspiring. Thank you
Such a cool project! Sorry for your loss but we're excited about the new egg!
I’m so sorry. What a sad surprise. I appreciate all you share about this fascinating species. Even the sad.
Thank you kindly for your show of support
Great video Dion! Thank you for the very good work that you do!
Much appreciated! ☺️🙏🏼
Very sorry to hear about the baby, Dayyan. Congrats on your huge success with this groundbreaking project and look forward to seeing more babies in the future!
Bless you sweetheart 🫶🏼 so sorry for your loss but you are doing an AMAZING!! thing so keep going!! We all appreciate you 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Hey mate. Ive been working on a paludarium last month. It took me a week to get done with. The paludarium is a home for a future crocodile skink. I live in Denmark, and I can’t find any… I’ve been looking everywhere and I’ve contacted some people that know a whole lot about the reptile community in Denmark… All i wish for is just getting a mini dragon to my beautiful enclosure
My girlfriend saved a dehydrated female white eyed from petco 6 months ago, got her a mate 3 weeks later and had our first baby pop out of their home 3 days ago, such a fun experience! I was surprised by how quick ours produced!
What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing!
Good video, this is an amazing project!!
Glad you like it!
So appreciate your sharing both the highs and lows of keeping pets, so sorry you experienced such an unexpected loss. Much love. QOTD - surprisingly watching my isopods have been very therapeutic for me, watching their social behaviour, feeding behaviour and just how they can be standing in a pool of food and be fighting over ONE piece of fish-flake.
So sad that the baby did not make it. That is life though. You can only do so much. I can't wait to see what happens with the next egg though. Onward and upward! 😊 Since there is not a lot of info on these guys, you should make a care sheet for people about what you have learned.
Thank you! Hoping everything will go well! I hope to soon!
I love the mini-dragon project!
Sorry about the poor baby. ☹️❤ Something special with my animals: people are always claiming that cats are indifferent and aloof but cats are actually intensely social and caring little beings. My boys enthusiastically greet me when I come home from work (and their greeting is notably different when they know that I have been at work rather than when I am gone on the weekend!);They will also start fussing around bedtime, especially my older boy, and they always escort me to my bedroom at which they immediately snuggle up and fall asleep with me (which is just so painfully sweet.) They also groom each other, cuddle and play together, and they will request that I come pet or play with them with meowing. They are *extremely* social and communicative! It's honestly very easy to communicate with them and understand what exactly the little dudes want or need at any one time. ❤
(And because I love them so much of course I keep them INDOORS. The *only* time that they are *ever* allowed outside is when they are let out into their escape-and-predator-proof catio to get fresh air sniffs. The average lifespan of an indoor cat is actually vastly longer than cats who are allowed outside and I think that the statistics speak for themselves: indoor cats live 12-16 years with 20+ years being not unheard of - outdoor cats? ⚠️Just 2-5 years.⚠️ They literally die before they are even fully physically mature as larger cats can take up to five years to fully physically mature. 😬 I feel like these stats *alone* should be enough for people to do the right thing and keep their kitties inside but yeah, also if my cats are indoors they're also not preying on things that they shouldn't like endangered birds or imperilled mammals like bilbies or contributing to the endangerment of actual wildcats like the Scottish Wildcat which is seriously genetically threatened by interbreeding with house cats because these rare kitties can't find their own kind. People really need to keep their house cats inside and spay/neuter them! It's so important for our shared planet and for their own safety!)
Yeah I'm pretty passionate about my cats.😅
More exotic! So I also keep a nano reef aquarium and two of my favourite inhabitants are my mated pair of Amphiprion ocellaris clownfish ('nemo' fish,) Moby and Cousteau. While other keepers complain about their clownfish nipping them, my little pair are actually very gentle and sweet little fish, swimming curiously around my hand whenever I am working on stuff in their home and always swimming right up to the glass when I come over to greet me. Since they can live 15+ years they're serious pets and I am very committed to them!❤ Moby was notably depressed before I introduced Cousteau; now she's happy as a clam and they do everything together. (In clownfish pairings the bigger fish genderbends into a girl, so Moby, who was a boy when I got him, is now a lady while Coustaeu is still a boy and will likely always be a boy unless Moby dies first and I have to introduce a new ocellaris clownfish to be Cousteau's mate, then he'll become a girl just like Moby has done because he would be the bigger fish since this species is readily bred in captivity.) Also: they're extremely adorable!❤
Congratulations 👏👏👏👏 you should get in touch with researchers!❤ (oh no, sorry for the loss😮)
Thank you for your support! 🙏🏼
Wow i was like did you move again? I cant believe how amazing your set up looks
Thanks so much! Can't wait to show you all!
Love the vids ❤
Thank you for watching/supporting!
I rescue and relocate frogs from the new build construction sites I do underground plumbing in. If they don’t get pulled out they’ll get concrete poured over them. I find many injured ones and if I feel they have a shot at life I’ll do a wildlife turn in at a vet that’s near me. Long story short I loose many of them. I know our situations are different but the feeling is the same. Sucks to loose animals your working with and trying to save,breed, etc. your doing awesome work man and I love your videos. Keep at it! :)
Great video as always
Thanks Chantal!
🦎🐊 = Very cuty things !
Thank you!
Sorry about the baby croc 😔 QOTD: A special moment for me was when I hatched my first ever reptile! It was a viper gecko and since then I've hatched 65!! # 65 hatched a few days ago! It is crazy how small and cute they are. Awesome moment :)
Sorry for your loss of the baby. Hopefully, the remaining egg will hatch and have a healthy life!
Thank you so much! I hope so too!
condolences, you were so hyped. but also. its Part of breeding unfortunately. and folks need to know the good, the bad and the "what the heck?!" before they get started and you help provide that.
recently both of my cresties have taken to running up to the door when i'm approaching with the cup i use for a calcium shaker. super exciting for me, since this is Recent behavior
I'm really sorry about losing the baby. I respect your honesty and transparency. Fully educated hobbyists are the only way we can maintain a healthy future for all of our animal companions.
Thank you for your kind words and show of support 🙏🏼!
I am very sorry for the loss of the little one.
Thank you so much! Means a lot to have your support!
Always a blast to see your mini dragons. Mine are doing good as well but they are not eating during the wintertime. That’s the same at my friends here in France
Thank you! Fascinating! Do you reduce the temperature for the winter period? Thanks for sharing!
@@Reptiliatus not at all, there’s just the room temp that goes down but I’m not lowering anything.
Best moment ever was our little troubled lake chapala garter snake. Came from a bad breeder. I got 3 originally, first one didn’t survive the night. One was not eating third was ok. Friend got all the breeders other snakes. So I took 2 more from her. The non eater was forced fed for months. She was quite a bit smaller than the others. We had her with the smallest of the 3 together and the other two. When she reached a good weight, we housed them all together. 2 weeks later, she started eating on her own. Now she doubled in size and is feisty. They are fun to watch and I’m so glad we didn’t gave up on the little one.
This series inspired me to get pair of T. gracilis and T. novaeguinea. Hope they reproduce soon.
Wonderful! Wishing you every success! Just remember to be patient! As long as they get along and are healthy, you should have some babies eventually!
Don't feel lame! It's not your fault what happened. You do such a great job caring for them while not disturbing them too much since they are very private. I wonder if the baby startled an adult and got kind of snapped at so to speak.
Thanks so much! You are too nice!
They are so cute, had one once
Dang man! What a bummer. Nothing you did wrong! Do you think you’d take out the next eggs or offspring to monitor them?
Great AND terrible news, with life comes death unfortunately, so sad, but I’m so grateful they’re breeding for you. 😢❤
QOTD: my special observation is finding out hand training my bearded dragons became quicker when I softly stroked their head and body, they love the petting and it seems to calm them. As long as I stay away from the tickly spots! Lol they’re seemingly more snuggly now, which you wouldn’t expect from reptiles.
Hello great video update sorry for your loss Dayyan
Thank you very much! 🙏🏼
Aww these guys are the cutest thing ever
Haha, yes, they are! Thank you for watching!
My baby argentine boa (about 5 months old) for the first time in the 2 months I've had her investigated my face during a handling session, and wanted to crawl around on my head through my hair. She's getting more confident every handling session, and I think she's going to be sweet enough to be an animal ambassador/educational animal when she grows up
So sorry about the loss! 😢
Thank you!
Things happen in every hobby. Dogs, cats, reptiles, inverts. I only currently have a desert box turtle. She laid three eggs.... One each of the first three years I had her. Then she ate them. So I'm just assuming she had retained from her previous owner. But even in mammals things happen.
You’ve have done a lot with this project!
Thank you! Trying my best!
I love watching them peak their head out and sus out the situation. Such careful little creatures 🥺
It seems impossible to know what happened but hoping the other egg thrives!! Sorry about the sad loss :(
perhaps the parents knew something was wrong that no one would have known otherwise! or like you said some unfortunate accident.
Hope you aren't too discouraged!
I’m sorry that you lost your baby R.E.C.S. For the QOTD, one special moment that I had with one of my reptiles, was when I first held my baby chewie. I had just gotten him from a reptile festival, so he had been in a deli cup for a while. He was jumping all over the place. It was a really funny experience.
Dont get too excited or too disappointed. its all about growth and progress.
Omg they are so adorable! I just want to hold them and give them a kiss! ❤
🦎🦎
Hello Dyon (sorry if i write your name wrong), very interesting video, i have a ; betonplex' terrarium where all the sides are 50cm, wood that be big enough for the mini dragon skink? for me this sounds just great
Oh no I’m so sorry😢, but there’s still a lot of good that came from all of this❣️
hell yeah i love these skinks i wish i had some!
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
Omgggg❤❤❤❤
I think you're doing great! Breeding is breeding, keep up the good work :). Greetings from France btw.
Thank you very much! 🙏🏼
They so fast man beautiful ❤dragons
Thanks!
I highly agree that the healthies babies are rised by their parents.
I haven't had the experience of parental attacks. But I have found a dead baby left or right. It seems like other factors are in play.
I would love that
Hi I am sorry to hear about the loss of that baby. It must have been an accident. You take such excellent care of those beautiful skinks. You have done so much to let people more about these skinks, and that they can reproduce young. They are so pretty, and do look like mini dragons. I am a big fan of yours, and love all of your reptiles. ❤Lizards. Cindy
Hello Dayyan!
I really like to watch your videos about Crocodile Skinks and I really enjoy it. I'm personally not a skink guy, but I find Crocodile Skinks super awesome. Unfortunately I have no possibility to buy a pair in the place where I live currently.
But this is not the case of my message :) I'm mentally preparing myself to get a pair one day, but I found that the info about Crocodile Skinks differs from source to source. My main question is about their life longevity, because some say they are close to chameleons in this matter (4-5 years).
So! Don't you think that it would be great to create a detailed care guide about Cr. Skinks? It seems that you have a lot of valuable info that could help first time owners. It's just a suggestion of course.
Plus I think it is great that you do what you are doing with Cr.Skinks in terms of helping to conserve wildlife and creating supply of "home bred" animals as well as research stuff that is obviously is happening.
Cheers :)
Hey Dayyan I was curious if you have any red eye crocodile skinks available😊
Poor baby but I’m glad you showed it even though it’s sad but like you said it’s part of life I been watching your series from the beginning I’m so glad I bump into your channel I been interested in getting my self a pair I been watching your videos so I know what to expect and how to care for them even tho I’m not interested in breeding them but if it happens it happens and I want to have all the knowledge to care for them I feel in love with them the first time I saw them on a video a year ago and I want be completely be ready to get my pair so please keep posting the good the bad and the ugly I been preparing hopefully I can get them next year I just want to have all the knowledge first my question what is the best enclosure for them ? I just want to be prepared first can they be in a 18x18x18 terrarium enclosure I have a brand new 18x18x18 Zoo Med naturalistic terrarium kit I bought it the pet store had it on sale for $90 from $250 or should it be a 20 or 40 gallon front glass open Zoo Med enclosure I buy them when the pet store put them on sale 50%off
Thanks for your videos 🙏🏼
Maybe the late breeding and overfeeding prior to your husbandry caused them to lack the ability to recognize offspring.
Also QOTD: how quickly a reptile can pick up on routine. My blue tongue skink comes and scratches at her tank door at 3pm daily to come out an explore while I'm working from home. You could set your watch by her!
Is there a list somewhere of safe plants to use for them?
Please do more videos on project mini dragon 🙌
Will try my best!
Nice
Thanks!